Erotic Performance and Spectatorship: New Frontiers in Erotic Dance
Katy Pilcher, "Erotic Performance and Spectatorship: New Frontiers in Erotic Dance "
English | ISBN: 1138932361 | 2016 | 216 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 1138932361 | 2016 | 216 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Erotic dance is one of the most contentious issues in feminist debates today and a source of fascination in media and popular cultural representations. Yet, why is it that we currently know so little about those who perform erotic dance for female customers, or the experiences of these spectators themselves?
The result of a unique investigation within two of the UK’s leisure venues, Erotic Performance and Spectatorship seeks to rectify the aforementioned lack of insight. Through vivid ethnographies of a lesbian leisure venue and a male strip show, Pilcher’s research advances key debates about the gender and sexual politics of erotic dance, whilst simultaneously relating these to debates about the sex industry more widely. This book also subverts previous assumptions that only women perform erotic dance and only men spectate. Thus, this book stands out amongst other academic accounts, developing the debate beyond the established focus on erotic dance as either empowering or degrading.
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